Women 5'4 - 5'6 PLEASE READ

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  • 3foldchord
    3foldchord Posts: 2,918 Member
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    Height? 5'6”
    Starting weight? 143#
    Current weight? 138#
    Goal Weight? 134#
    Age?40
    How many calories you eat a day? Was dong 1350, now 1450, upping slowly as I get close to maintenance weight.
  • goldied01
    goldied01 Posts: 149 Member
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    Height:5'41/2"
    Starting weight:197
    Just started 3 days ago
    Weight now: 195
    Goal when I was 20 to stay at 120lbs. when I look back at my pictures I looked like a skeleton!
    Goal now: Healthy at 135-140
    Age: 55
  • risenonlytofall
    risenonlytofall Posts: 74
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    5'6"
    21 years old.
    Starting weight: 145lbs with a 29.5" waist.
    Current weight: 126lbs with a 26" waist.
    I don't really have a goal weight. I have fitness goals that I want to achieve, but the most important thing is just to keep improving myself in any way possible, and to not backslide.
    Calorie intake: Anywhere from 1200 to 2000 depending on how hungry I am. I'm trying to focus on upping my net intake on high intensity days, but it's surprisingly challenging.
  • reptilegrrl
    reptilegrrl Posts: 24 Member
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    I clicked on this because I thought there was some kind of information that women of this height range needed to read or which might be helpful to us. The actual post = creepy and irrelevant.
  • waldenfam2
    waldenfam2 Posts: 203 Member
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    Height: 5' 4"

    Starting weight: 227 lbs

    Current weight: 142 lbs

    Goal Weight: 135 lbs

    Age: 33

    How many calories you eat a day: 1500-1690; but on some days I eat up to 1900
  • leomentlines
    leomentlines Posts: 440 Member
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    Height? 5'5.5"
    Starting weight? 235
    Current weight? 163
    Goal Weight? 135-140 (19-20% BF is my endgoal - whatever weight that lies at)
    Age? 22
    How many calories you eat a day? I used to eat 1300, upped to 1500, and have most recently shifted to 1600. Some days I eat more, others less. I'm trying to slowly creep towards maintenance so that when I do hit maintenance its not a shock to my system haha
  • jaylas_mom21
    jaylas_mom21 Posts: 311 Member
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    Height? 5'4"
    Starting weight? 137
    Current weight? 126
    Goal Weight? 118
    Age? 28
    How many calories you eat a day? was 1300 and have upped it to 1400 so that I don't get so hungry
  • Sabine_Stroehm
    Sabine_Stroehm Posts: 19,263 Member
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    Fascinated by the number of "was" "now" (higher) replies....

    just saying...

    congrats to all who've found that fueling your body aids in weight loss AND (importantly) HEALTH.
  • mackzaj
    mackzaj Posts: 42
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    5"5
    high weight: 145 lbs
    current weight: 130ish ilbs
    goal weight: 110 lbs
    I usually eat between 500-1100 calories a day


    ^ 500 to 1100 calories a day?

    Not healthy. People like this are some of the issues I have with MFP posters.

    I normally don't like to criticize others' goals, but I am going to say one time that I cringe when I see stuff like this. 110lbs, unless a person is VERY finely structured at 5'5", its WAY underweight and UNhealthy. MFP is about being healthy, not solely fitting into a size 0. We all know the consequences of eating this little and being so underweight - they might not present themselves right away, but a whole host of health issues await someone like this, which are just as bad as someone who is very over weight.

    Please consult a physician (a real one) before embarking on, or continuing, this kind of eating plan. And, if necessary, a mental health professional who will be honest with you. This makes me fear for a whole generation of young women.
  • jaylas_mom21
    jaylas_mom21 Posts: 311 Member
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    5"5
    high weight: 145 lbs
    current weight: 130ish ilbs
    goal weight: 110 lbs
    I usually eat between 500-1100 calories a day


    ^ 500 to 1100 calories a day?

    Not healthy. People like this are some of the issues I have with MFP posters.

    I normally don't like to criticize others' goals, but I am going to say one time that I cringe when I see stuff like this. 110lbs, unless a person is VERY finely structured at 5'5", its WAY underweight and UNhealthy. MFP is about being healthy, not solely fitting into a size 0. We all know the consequences of eating this little and being so underweight - they might not present themselves right away, but a whole host of health issues await someone like this, which are just as bad as someone who is very over weight.

    Please consult a physician (a real one) before embarking on, or continuing, this kind of eating plan. And, if necessary, a mental health professional who will be honest with you. This makes me fear for a whole generation of young women.

    I agree. That post bothered me too. MFP is not about starving yourself to get skinny!!!
  • mingecrackers
    mingecrackers Posts: 152
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    5'4
    SW: 173lbs
    CW: 143lbs
    GW: 105lbs
    Age: 21
    I eat around 1700 calories a day
  • lhergenr
    lhergenr Posts: 242 Member
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    i don't know why i'm doing this

    Height? 5'4"
    Starting weight? 135
    Current weight? 128-130
    Goal Weight? 120-125...i'd rather focus more on getting BF% down but i don't know what mine is currently
    Age? 23
    How many calories you eat a day? 1300-1800 depending on activity
  • cailinlowe
    cailinlowe Posts: 161 Member
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    Height? 5'5"
    Starting weight? 186
    Current weight? 171
    Goal Weight? 145-150
    Age? 20
    How many calories you eat a day? 1300
  • skylark94
    skylark94 Posts: 2,036 Member
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    Height? 5'4"
    Starting weight? 170
    Current weight? 130
    Goal Weight? 135
    Age? 36
    How many calories you eat a day? 1800
  • DawnieB1977
    DawnieB1977 Posts: 4,248 Member
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    Height? - 5'6"
    Starting weight? - 220lbs July 2011
    Current weight? - 167lbs (as of about 10 days ago)
    Goal Weight? - 150lbs
    Age? - 35
    How many calories you eat a day? 1300-1500

    *I weigh more than I look like I do. Currently a US size 8/10


    Thanks :happy:
  • Cinflo58
    Cinflo58 Posts: 326 Member
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    Height? 5'4"
    Starting weight? 154
    Current weight? 137
    Goal Weight? 126
    Age? 54
    How many calories you eat a day? 1200-1600 - depending on activity
  • m_shuman
    m_shuman Posts: 179
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    Height? 5'4"
    Starting weight? 144 on 11/1/2011
    Current weight? 121
    Goal Weight? 120
    Age? 35
    How many calories you eat a day? 1700-2000

    I lift heavy 3 days a week and do cardio 5 days a week. I also alway eat at least 100g of protein a day.
  • jb152498432156
    jb152498432156 Posts: 11
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    Height? 5'5.5"
    Starting weight? 140
    Current weight? 112
    Goal Weight? 107
    Age? 30
    How many calories you eat a day? I was on 1300 but MFP says to do 1200 so I'll try that for a while
  • mariposa224
    mariposa224 Posts: 1,269 Member
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    Height? 5'5"
    Starting weight? 165
    Current weight? 139.8
    Goal Weight? 140
    Age? 39
    How many calories you eat a day? I'm in maintenance, currently set at 1900, but I eat more than that pretty much daily, as I generally eat back exercise calories.

    I was working out 6 days a week most weeks while still trying to lose. Once I finished the DVD I was working on in Sept/Oct, I cut back to 3-4 times per week as I was continuing to lose and wasn't meaning to. Even when eating 2500 calories or more several days each week. I started as a US size 12 and am now wearing US 4s & 6s.
  • taiyola
    taiyola Posts: 964 Member
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    Height? 5'4"
    Starting weight? 154.8lb
    Current weight? 143.0lb
    Goal Weight? 133lb
    Age? 22
    How many calories you eat a day? 1200-1500.

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